Only the presumption that these characters are lone oddities among the masses couldnt be farther from reality.
And in 2018,YouGov reportedthat 19% of younger millennials said they have kissed zero people.
But if youre on TikTok, this rise in late blooming probably isnt too surprising.
What TikTok has shown me is that there’s so many people who feel the same way.
Besides my very best friend and my sisters, nobody knew this about me, Campbell tells Bustle.
I loved the dialogue we had with people bouncing ideas off each other.
A lot of my first videos were asking TikTok for advice, like how do you kiss someone?
What questions do you ask on a first date?
she explains, adding that she createda Facebook groupfor the community to answer each others questions in long form.
In the same video, the 23-year-old opened up about telling her ex about her lack of romantic history.
Many of the commenters chimed in to say they related to Anes story and appreciated her openness.
Sharing personal stories with strangers on the internet is not a new phenomenon.
But this change in the tides is still slow.
Studies referenced:
Lehmiller, Justin.
Gen Z Arent Having the Sex You Think: Heres Why.
Lovehoney US, Lovehoney LLC, 18 Sept. 2023, www.lovehoney.com/blog/gen-z-are-having-less-sex-here-is-why.html.
Leroux, A., & Boislard, M. A.
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Epub 2016 Aug 1.
